Who was Otto von Bismarck?
Prussian statesman who engineered German unification and served as the empire's first chancellor. Bismarck used limited wars and diplomacy to exclude Austria from German affairs and unite most German states under Prussian leadership. As imperial chancellor he confronted Catholics and socialists while pioneering social insurance. His alliance system sought to isolate France but depended.
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